Bishkek vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$653
$2013
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1601
$4464
🏠 One person rent
$347
$1251
🏘️ Family rent
$657
$1909
🍽️ Food expenses
$216
$484
🚐 Transport expenses
$29.8
$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$328
$3795
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
43
94
😀 Quality of life
53
93
🏙️ Population
1.12M
592K

The cost of living in Bishkek is 68% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 7174th and 1756th ($653 vs $2013) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Kyrgyzstan and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bishkek compared to 1.9 months in Rotterdam. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Rotterdam ranked 3rd in the Netherlands, while ranked 6097th and 54th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bishkek Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.46
$14.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.3
$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.35
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$5.49
 Cappuccino
$1.96
$3.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$410
$1267
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$294
$1009
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$1849
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$565
$1585
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.7
$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$231
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$40.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.09%
3.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1073
$5063
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$768
$3486
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.17
$4.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.77
$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.35
$21.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.72
$2.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.45
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$4.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.41
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.87
$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.59
$7.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.35
$9.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.9
$4.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.69
$5.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$2.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.17
$2.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.02
$20.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.8
$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.9
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$195
$1521
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5913
$12166

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$560
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$398
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$529
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$935
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$1051
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$532
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$504
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$488
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$878
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$515
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$479
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$475
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$434
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$558
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$479
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$488
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$658
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$593
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$671
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$651
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$416
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$641
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$674
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$785
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$682
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$564
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$680
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$682
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$692
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$633
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$582
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$738
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$672
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$623
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$473
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$641
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$638
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$647
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$629
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$562

Cities near Rotterdam

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Ridderkerk
$1890
13 km or 8 mi Delft
$1804
19 km or 12 mi Leidschendam
$1850
21 km or 13 mi The Hague
$1886
23 km or 14 mi Sliedrecht
$1873
25 km or 16 mi Scheveningen
$1836
26 km or 16 mi Leiden
$2205
27 km or 17 mi Oegstgeest
$2000
41 km or 25 mi Etten-Leur
$1741
43 km or 27 mi Breda
$1822
43 km or 27 mi Roosendaal
$1832
47 km or 29 mi Utrecht
$2055
49 km or 30 mi Bergen op Zoom
$1854
50 km or 31 mi Zandvoort
$2135
52 km or 32 mi Haarlem
$2465
54 km or 34 mi Zaltbommel
$1877
55 km or 34 mi Zeist
$1939
56 km or 35 mi Tilburg
$1833
59 km or 36 mi Amsterdam
$2545
59 km or 37 mi Hilversum
$1894
60 km or 38 mi IJmuiden
$2092
61 km or 38 mi Hoogstraten
$1498
62 km or 39 mi Goes
$1981
63 km or 39 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1876
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$1919
67 km or 42 mi Huizen
$1897
72 km or 45 mi Almere
$1647
73 km or 45 mi Purmerend
$2001
74 km or 46 mi Veenendaal
$1841
74 km or 46 mi Turnhout
$1376
76 km or 47 mi Middelburg
$1965
79 km or 49 mi Antwerp
$1650
81 km or 51 mi Wageningen
$1756
82 km or 51 mi Beveren
$1631
82 km or 51 mi Ede
$1818
83 km or 52 mi Uden
$1909
84 km or 52 mi Mortsel
$1539
85 km or 53 mi Veldhoven
$1971
87 km or 54 mi Herentals
$1413
88 km or 54 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1413